Crankshaft grinder



May 6, 1941- J. SUNNEN CRANKSHAFT GRINDER Filed May 22, 1939 6 Sheets-Sheet l FIG .6.

INVENTOR JOSEPH SUNNEN BY fif @;TTORNEY May 6, 194 J. SUNNEN I CRANKSHAFT GRINDER Filed May 22, 1959 6 sheets-s eet 2 INVENTOR v JOSEPH SUINNEN ;%mk

ATTO RNEY y 1941- J. SUNNEN 2,240,527

CRANKSHAFT GRINDER Filed May 22, 1959 6 Sheets-Sheet s INVENTOR //3 FIG 9 JOSEPH SUNNEN ATTORN EY May 6, 1941. J. SUNNEN CRANKSHAFT GRINDER 6 Sheets-Sheet 4 Filed May 22, 1939 N E N Y R N 8i T S R N 0 E Wm. T I E A S O J May 6, 1941. J. SUNNEN 2,240,527

CRANKSHAFT GRINDER Filed May 22, 1939 6 Sheet-Sheet 5 INVENTOIR JOSEPH SUNNEN y 6, 1941- J. SUNNEN 2,240,527

CRANKSHAFT GRINDER I Filed May 22, 1959 s sheets-sheet s INVENTOR JOSEPH SUNNEN BY W ATTbRNEY Patented May 6, 1941 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CRANKSHAFI GRINDER Joseph sunnen, Clayton, Mo. ApplicatiomMay 22, 1999, Serial No. 275,092

' 28 Claims.

Thisinvention relates to devices for grinding cylindrical surfaces, and it is especially intended and adapted for the grinding of eccentrically mounted cylindrical surfaces such as the crankshaft bearings of an automobile. The device is constructed and arranged, however, so as to be capable of grinding the concentric main bearings as well as eccentric crank bearings.

This device is particularly intended for use by repair shops in regrindin'g worn crankshafts as distinguished from the original factory grinding of the crank bearings. For this reason, it is necessary to have a light, simple, and preferably portable device.

Automobile crankshafts of the type generally in use are not provided with any convenient means for lining up a grinder to grind the cranks, true to an axis which is parallel to the main axis of the crankshaft, and, for this reason, it is necessary to provide a separate'means for maintaining parallelism between theraxis of the crank which is being ground and the main axis of the crankshaft. I accomplish this in either of two ways: First, if the crankshaft is to be ground without removing it from the crank case of the engine, I attach a guide rod or guide frame to the engine base, using the crank case bolt holes as a means of attachment, and, second, if the crankshaft has been disassembled from the engine, it is mounted between centers in an engine lathe or similar device. Both of these arrangements involve the necessity of rotating the crankshaft while grinding the crank bearings, and the provision of means whereby the grinder may follow the crank in its rotation.

When' the crank bearings are to be ground without removing the crankshaft from the engine, I mount the guide frame and shaft on end of the motor frame, I attach a guide arm terminating in a hook which hangs on the surface of the crank which is to be ground, the weight of the motor grinder being used to maintain the hook in engagement with the crank during its rotation. .The cutting surface of the grinding wheel is adjustably mounted adjacent the cylindrical surface of the crank which is.

to be ground at a point opposed from the points surface.

When the crankshaft is disassembled it is mounted between centers as in a lat e, and may be ground in substantially the same way as when the crankshaft is in the car, but it is necessary to provide a counterweight to overcome the weight of the grinder and hold the hook firmly against the lower part of the crank. The weight is mounted at one end of the walking beam which is pivoted to a frame or guide therefor. This guide shaft is mounted on the lathe by means of a frame similar to the guide shaft and frame used when grinding the crank bearings while the crankshaft is mounted on the engine. The chief difference .is that the weight of the grinder must be overcome so that the hook will be firmly held in contact with the crank, and this is ac complished by means of the counter weight.

When the main bearings of the crankshaft are r to be ground, the crankshaft is essentially completely disassembled from the engine and placed between centers in a lathe or similar device. In this way, perfect alignment bf the main bearings can be maintained, but in order to insure such alignment, it is desirable to locate the grinding wheel with respect to the centers in the ends of the crankshaft rather than to attempt toguide the wheel from the opposite side of the bearing which is being ground. For this reason, I disconnect the hook or guide from the guide arm and attach the arm to a fixture on the cross slide of the lathe or to any other convenient part thereof. By this arrangement, the hooking action of the motor with respect to the guide arm is retained, but the motor is otherwise stationary with respect to the center of the crankshaft.

Where the crank bearings are to be ground Without removing the crankshaft from the englue, it is necessary for the grinding wheel to follow the crank while it is rotated in the crankcase. The space for this operation is limited, and it is therefore necessary to provide a grinding wheel of small size which may be projected up into the crankcase between the crank cheeks as it follows the crank bearing in its rotation.

For the reasons above indicated, 1 use a comparatively small grinding wheel, the diameter of which may be approximately the same as the lengthof the bearing which is to be ground. The wheel is preferable of the cup type. the grinding surface being on the radial face or end of the wheel and not on its cylindrical outer surface.

Because of the grinding wheel size and struc- 2,24o ,aa7- I mount the grinding wheel in a thrust bearing ture it is, therefore, necessary not only to rotate v the crankshaft and operate the grinder motor to accomplish the grinding, but it is also necessary to sweep the face of the grinder tangentially across the surface of the shaft, the axis of the grinder swinging in a plane perpendicular to the axis of the crank. It is also necessary, during this swinging action, to maintain the correct relationship between the cutting surface of the grinder and the axis of the crank. For instance, if the distance between the plane of the circular cutting surface and the axis of the crank is one inch when axis of the grinding wheel is in a position to intersect the axis of the crank, it must remain one inch-no more andno less-while the wheel is being swept across the hearing. In other words, the distance between the cuttingplane of the wheel and the axis of the bearing must remain constant while the axis of the wheel is moved in a plane perpendicular to the axis of the bearing. The means of maintaining this relationship constitutes an important objectof this invention.

In order to accomplish this object, the grinding motor is provided with a main supporting surface or surfaces at the opposite end of the motor from the grinding wheel. This surface or these surfaces are substantially flat. The guide arm is provided with a supporting surface for contact with a support of the grinder supporting surface. The said surface on the guide arm is in the form of a segment of a cylindrical surface, and is arranged concentrically with respect to the center of the crank which is being ground. By this arrangement, the rocking of the grinder on its support does not change the distance between the plane of the cutting surface of the grinding wheel and the axis of the crank. By providing screw adjustment for rocking the grinder, the face of the cup-shaped grinding wheel can be swept across the crank so as to grind an exactly cylindrical surface. It is of course necessary to prevent slipping of the grinder support with respect to the hook, and I therefore provide a projection on one of the contacting surfaces to engage a recess in the other, somewhat in the nature of a one-toothgear to permit the rocking without permitting the sliding.

' It will be understood from the above description that the maintenance of the center line of the crank in coincidence with the center line of the rocker surface of the guide arm depends on the diameter of the crank, but in order to v.eter may readily be made.

Another condition encountered in grinders of this type is that the changes of temperature during operation of the grinder cause expansion of the shaft of the grinding wheel; In order to prevent this expansion from interfering with the accuracy of the device and also to prevent the ,wheel being broken by shock when sharply brought into contact with the crankshaft, I

closely adjacent the wheel and provide a telescope connection at the other end of the shaft capable of permitting some slight inward movement of the grinding wheel. This movement is normally prevented by a compression spring face which is to be ground and also to assist .in

cooling the motor, I provide a fan mounted on the vice shown in Figure 1.

the motor shaft. The effect of the fan is merely to create a draft suflicient to cool the motor at the normal grinding speed at which the wheel is intended to be operated. However, when the speed tends to. increase by reason of the wheel moving out of contact with the surface which is being ground, the resistance of the fan builds up quite rapidly and prevents excessive overspeeding of the grinding wheel and motor.

During the grinding operation, the shaft becomes more or less covered with grit from the grinding wheel which would rapidly wear away the bearing surface of the hook or bearing guide. In order to prevent this, I have provided special self-adjusting bearing blocks detachably and movably mounted on the bearing guide. These bearing blocks are mounted on a central pivot with four concave surfaces terminating in sharp corners which have the action of scraping the grit oil of the hearing, so that it does not get in between the bearing guide and the bearing which is being ground. In this manner, I have carefully prolonged the life of the bearing guides. It is an object of this invention to provide a generally new and improved device and method of grinding according to the description herein.

The foregoing is accomplished by a construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification andwhere- Figure 1 is a diagrammatic front elevation of a crankshaft grinding machine according to my invention with a crankshaft in position to .be

ground.

Figure 2 is a diagrammatic end elevation of structures as shown in Figure 1. e 3 is a geometrical diagram for illustrating one of the principles Figure 8is a sectional view taken along the line 88 of Figure '7.

FigureQ is a plan view taken along the lizfe 99 of Figure 8. Figure 10 is a sectional detailed view taken along the line I0l0 of Figure 8.

, Figure 11 is a sectional detailed view taken along the line ll-ll of Figure 7.

of operation of the de- 1 from the engine.

Figure 12 is a sectional detailed view taken along the line |2-| 2 of Figure 7.

Figure 13 is a detailed view taken along the line |3|3 of Figure 7, the crankshaft and the grinding wheel however being omitted.

Figure 14 is a cross section taken along the line |4--|4 of Figure 13.

Figure 15 is a diagrammatic illustration of the structure shown in Figures 13 and 14.

Figure 16 is the side elevation of the device used according to my invention for grinding the crank of a crankshaft without disassembling it Figure 17 is a cross sectional elevation of the device shown in Figure 16.

Figure 18 is a side elevation of a modified form of my invention.

Figure 19 is a front elevation of the modification of Figure 18.

Figure 20 is a sectional detail on line 20-20 of Figure 19, and

Figure 21 is a cross section on line 2|2| of Figure 18.

Figure 22 is a detail view showing a modified form of bearing block, a portion of the hook 24 and crankshaft being shown.

Figure 23 is a detail view taken along the line 2323 of Figure 22.

The reference numeral indicates the bed of a device such as a conventional engine lathe the centers of the lathe as indicated in Figure 1 and driven by a conventional lathe dog 1. The lathe is provided with the conventional carriage 8 and cross slide 9. The carriage is movable longitudinally and transversely upon the ways It, in a manner well known to the art. So much of the structure is conventional in the Well known engine lathe.

The conventional crankshaft 2 is provided with centers at its ends, whereby it may be centered up and rotated in the engine lathe. It will be noted that the main bearings ii are concentric with the centers 5 while the axes of the crank bearings 12 necessarily rotate in a circle and in order to grind the crank bearings while the crankshaft is mounted upon the centers, it is I mount a standard 13 upon the carriage 9 or cross slide of the lathe. At the upper part one eighth inches long.

of the standard a walking beam 14 is pivoted as upon a countershaft or centers It a counterweight IE1 is preferably attached to the walking beam it as shown in Figure 2 to balance the weight of the grinder. At the end of the walking beam which overhangs the bed of the lathe, a guide arm I6 is connected to the beam it by means of ball bearings I1. Oil holes I8 are provided if desired. A motor frame [9 containing a high speed electric motor is mounted on and carried by the guide arm l6. The construction for supporting the motor frame and mechanism, that is the grinder proper, upon the guide arm, comprises a pair of supporting extensions 20 integral with or rigidly fixed to the guide arm I6. These supports are provided with parallel holes for receiving the plugs 2|. The outer ends of the plugs are centrally drilled as at 22 and are ground on a radius such that the supporting surface or outer ends of the plugs 2| will be concentric with the center of a shaft 23 resting in the grinder guide extension 24. The direction of the holes in the supports 20 is such that the axis of the plugs 2| is in line with the center of the shaft whichls to be ground. The center line of the plugs 2| passing through the center of the shaft 23 is indicated at A-A in Figure '7.

When it is desired to grind the main bearings which are concentric with the axis about which the crankshaft rotates, the hook 24 may be detached and a brace arm I61 may be attached to the member l6 by means of the set screw I68. This brace arm is provided with a ball connection .|89 at its lower end, which is'received by a bed plate I10 and cover plate I'll mounted on the cross slide of the lathe, as indicated'in Fig. 4.

The motor frame has upper and lower tubular extensions 25 and 26 respectively, the upper extension being slidably mounted and guided in the casing 21 which is provided with shoulders or lugs 28. These shoulders are drilled in line with the center of the plugs 2| to receive hardened plugs 29 having flat surfaces which rest 'upon and are supported by the cylindrical outer surface of the plugs 2|. The plugs 29 are also provided with ball shaped extensions 30 engaging the walls of the bores 22 in the plugs 2| so as to prevent any slippage of the casing 21 and motor frame with respect to the support member l6. By this arrangement, a substantial, but limited; rocking of the grinder upon the guide arm is allowed.

The lugs or shoulders 28 are not in the same plane with the axis frame extensions 25 and 26. The grinder shaft and grinding wheel are concentric with these extensions. The center line of the grinder shaft, when it is in a position parallel to a plane containing the centers of the supports 2|, 2e and. the-|center of the shaft 22 is spaced away from said plane by approximately one fourth of the diameter of the, average grind ing wheel 3| which is intended to be used. This arrangement is for the purpose of giving maximum flexibility of adjustment of the hook member 2 5 with respect to the guide arm 5.

The diameter of the grinding wheel 3| is pref- F era-bly of the same length as the diameter of the crank hearing which is to be ground. It is contemplated for instance that the operator-would select a two inch wheel for grinding a crank bearing two inches in length and a two and one eighth inch wheel for grinding a bearing two and The arrangement of these parts as stated and the cooperation of the plane and curved surfaces of the supporting :blocks is more clearly illustrated by the geometrical diagram of Figure 3.

In order to maintain the support bearings 22 in contact with the cylindrical surfaces of the supports 21, I provide a pair of bolts 32 passing through the guide arm 16 and the shoulders 28. The bolts 32 are provided with a nut and washer 33 at one end for tightening against the coil spring at. The strength of the spring 341s ample to hold the motor firmly in contact against the guide arm but not so strong as to prevent the limited rocking movement of the motor with respect to the guide arm. It will be understood that some play is allowed in the holes for the bolt 32 and in the spring seat for the-spring 34 so that no binding action will occur. The, normal action of the spring 3t would be the cause of rocking of the motor with respect to the guide arm but this rocking is controlled by the hand wheel 35 and screw 36 which are mounted in the Figure 11 to receive a ball 81 which is integrally formed with a slide member 38. The motor frame I9 is provided with guide ways 39 for slidably receiving the member 38 which is guided for vertical movement therein. By operating the hand wheel 35 the motor can be rocked was to sweep the end of the grinding wheel 3| across the surface of the shaft bearing 23. In order to prevent dirt and grit from entering between the surfaces of the members 2| and 29 I preferably surround these members with a piece -of rubber hose indicated by the reference numeral I42.

The guide arm |6 is provided with a guide hook or a grinder guide 24 which is slidably and adjustably mounted thereon by means of the ways indicated at 40, Figure 12. A holding bolt 4| mounted in the guide arm l6 and movable in a slot 42 in member 24 provides for angular and longitudinal adjustment of the grinder guide 24 so that if shafts of different diameters are to be ground, the grinder guide can be adjusted to such a position that the center of the shaft which is being ground will be concentric with the cylindrical surfaces of the support members 2|. The bearing guide members 44 are angularly spaced with respect to the bearing which is to be ground I In. order to enable the operator to quickly make the desired adjustments a scale 43 may be provided on the adjacent surfaces of the members l6 and 24 with graduations indicating the diameter of the bearing corresponding to the adjustment of the two members.

The grinder guide 24 is provided with replaceable wear blocks 44 which are pivotally mounted on the pins 45. These wear blocks are formed with four. intersecting concave surfaces, the radius of the concave surface being smaller than the'radius of the smallest bearing which is likely to be ground. This arrangement provides for practically a scraping contact between the wear blocks and the bearing which is being ground so as to scrape off grit .from the stone during the rotation of the shaft; The wear :blocks can be turned in their mounted position or completely removed and replaced by removing the plate which is held in position by one or more screws 46.

The tubular extension 25 of the motor casing. which is slidably mountedin the bore of the cast casing 21, contains a tension spring 65 which is rigidly attached to a tubular plug 66 rigidly mounted in the lower end of extension 25 ad'- jacent the motor. The plug 66 is of tubular form and is internally threaded. The other end of the spring 65 is rigidly connected to the bearin member 61 mounted in the sleeve 68 arranged at the upper end of the cast casing 21. The sleeve 68 includes an upper flange which rests upon the upper portion of the cast casing 21, the latter being formed with an intumed flange portion for this purpose. A bolt 69 extends through the flange of the sleeve 68 and the upper lnturned flange portion of the cast casing and secures these parts together. Rotat'ably mounted in the tubular extension 25 andthe bore of the cast cassnow: a ing 21 is a shaft "in provided with screw threads H which engage the threads of the plug 84. A hand wheel 72 is fixedly mounted on the shaft 14, and this hand wheel includes the collar 13 provided with graduations 14 in registration with the gauge mark 16 on tubular casing 21. A washer plate I8, is interposed between the upperface of the sleeve 88 and the inturned flange ll of the collar 13 to complete the assembly. The

scale 14 is graduated in such a manner as to read in thousandths of an inch of adjustment of the motor l9 and grinding wheel 3|, and in order to maintain this adjustment of the grinding wheel, a set screw 18 is provided to bind against the upper part of the collar flange Tl. Thus it will be. seen that a minute adjustment of the grinding wheel can be readily accomplished and maintained.

The grinding wheel 3| is driven by means of the-shaft rotatably mounted in the lower casing extension 26 and a thrust bearing BI is provided on the lowerend of the shaft Ill closely adjacent the wheel 3| which latter, together with the telescopic connection 82 at the upper end of this shaft I0 permits a slight inward movement of the wheel 3| and thus eliminates the possibility of fracture by shock from sudden contact with the surface to be ground. The provision of the slip joint 82 also permits essential movement of the shaft due to changes in temperature' which may occur during grinding operation.

To further safeguard the assembly, the motor structure includes the fan element 43 fixed to the motor shaft, within the motor casing or adjacent thereto, whereby during normal grinding operations the motor may be kept properly cooled by the blasts therefrom. In instances when the grinder is operating and the grinding wheel is moved out of contact with the bearing surface 'the grinder speed is essentially accelerated and in such instances the fan, because of its structure, tends to retard the racing of the operating parts due to resistance which is rapidly built up as the fan speed is increased.

In the construction shown in Figs. 16 and 17 the grinding operation may be performed without removing the crankshaft fromthe motor. The crankcase of the engine is diagrammatically indicated with reference numeral 85. The crankshaft '8 remains mounted in the crank bearings I but the connecting rods are removed from the crank bearings l2. The lower half of the crank case having been removed a pair of bracket members 88 are attached to the upper crank case 85 or engine base by means of screws 41 in holes 88. It will be understood that the holes 48 are normally provided in the engine for reception of the bolts which hold the lower half of the crank case in position. The hangers 86 are provided 7 with bearings 80 attheir lower ends to receive the counter shaft 9| which is rotatable and slidable in the bearings 90. Connecting rods or frame members 92 are rigidly connected to the counter shaft ill in parallelism with each other and these members 92 are provided at their free ends with mountings 93 to receive the guide shaft 94. It will be noted that the holes 88 in the conventional engine construction are formed in line parallel with the axis of the crankshaft and that the shafts SI and will for that reason he maintained in parallelism therewith. The grinder construction 3|, hook 24 and guide arm IS in Figures 16 and 17 are identical with the corresponding members in the other figures. The

member I4 is replaced by-a similar, though pernaps not identical member IiI which is vpivotally mounted at one end on the shaft 94 while the tered position of the vertical axisof the grinder I08, indicated'byreference character I09, to provide" a socket for the pin IIO. -.The passage other end is mounted on the bearings II. In this arrangement the grinder proper is suspended from the crankshaft and crank bearing I2 by through the vertical tubular member I03 is re.- strictedby the thickened wall portion I II and this restricted passage is threaded throughout its length to receive an adjusting screw II2 carried In operation, the crankshaft is rotated in any suitable manner, preferably by mounting one or both rear wheels of the automobile on a motor driven drum, putting the car in high gear and thereby rotating the crankshaft. The crankshaft could, of course, be rotated with the usual starting motor, although it would be desirable to provide a separate source of current to prevent undue strain on the storage battery. While the crankshaft is being rotated inthis manner, the grinding wheel 3| is gradually fed up .against the crank bearing I2 by means of the hand wheel 12.- The operator also sweeps the wheel back and forth across the bearing by means of the hand wheel 35. In the present modification, the grinder is oscillated on a pivot, the axis of which extends in a plane parallel to the axis of the grinder and in this manner the grinder may be swung across'the bearing at such a tangent as thearrangement of the parts may provide.

With respect to the device shown in Figures 18, 19, and 21, I utilize a difierent principle of operation for maintaining the cylindrical shape of the bearings which 'are to be ground. Instead of mounting the grinder on a rocking support, I mount it on a pivot having an axis perpendicular to a plane containing the center of the hearing which is to be ground. The axis of the pivot is parallel but not concentric with the axis of the grinder shaft, so that by swinging the grinder on the pivot, the grinding wheel may be swept across the bearing surface while maintaining the face of the grinder wheel in the same plane.

The mounting of this modified form for grinding operation is illustrated as corresponding to the previous structure and utilizes the-standard I 3 at the upper part of which is pivoted the walking beam I4, by means of a counter shaft or centers I5. The ends of the walking beam I4 aremounted on the opposite end portions of the horizontal pivot pin or rod I00, and are secured thereon by nuts MI in threaded engagement therewith, threads being formed on the extremities of the pivot pin I00 for this purpose. The guide arm I6 of the present form differs materially in structure from guide arm of the preferred form in that it includes a hub portion I02 which is mounted on the horizontal pivot pin I00 and is interposed between the extremities of the walking beam I4 thereby providing a neat and compact assembly of these parts. The hub I02 of the guide arm IB is formed with a fixed vertically extending tubular body or pintle I03,

slightly enlarged in diameter near its lower extremity to provide an annular shoulder I03, and the enlarged portion I05 defined by the shoulder I04 is extended inwardly forming an offset lower projection I08, the upper face I01 of which extends in a common plane with the shoulder I04 and is in fact a continuation thereof.

The upper face I 01 of the offset portion I08 is drilled vertically at a point in common plane with and interposed between the vertical axis of the tubular extension I03 and the normal cenby the tubular motor casing extension on pintle retainer I I4 which is secured to and spaced from the motor casing I I5 by connections including a web, structure comprising spaced walls I16 and III. The wall II 6 is formed with a'reinforced portion I I8 having central threaded opening I I9 for the reception 'of the threaded shank I20 of the adjusting screw, the inner end of which en gages the adjacent face of the pin H0, and the outer end is provided with the handle member I22 of suitable design. The-wall II'I includes an intermediate portion parallel to that wall portion of wall II 6 formed with the threaded opening H9 and this parallel wall portion of wall III is.

providedwith a fixed'socket or cup I23 containing a coiled spring I 24 and plunger I25, the latter engaging at its outer end the pin I I 0 at a point diametrically opposed to that part of the pin engaged by the adjusting screw I2 I Each of the walls I I0 and III include flared outer end portions I20 which are shaped to snugly engage the motor casing H5 and be secured thereto by bolts, I2'I. Horizontal webs I20 and I29 connect the upper and lower marginal edges of the walisv I I 6 and II I and lend the essential rigidity to the as-' sembly. I

The upper end of the pintle retainer IM is fianged at I30 to provide a supporting surface for the cap I 3|, which is fixed thereto by screws I32, and on this cap is seated the collar I33 and the hand wheel I34. The cap I3I, collar I 33 and hand wheel I 34 are formed with central'axially aligned bores throughwhich the upper end of the adjusting pin II2 extends. This pin I I2 is provided with a shoulder or fixed collar I35 which abuts against-{the under face" of the cap I3I and at a point intermediate the collar I35 and its upper extremity, it is reduced in diameter to form a shoulder which engages the under face of the collar I33. It will be noted that the bore through the collar'I33 and hand wheel I34 is reduced to accommodate the ,reduction in the diameter of the adjusting pin 2 and that a nut use is threaded on the end of the pin I I2 to function with the lock washer I 31 to secure the wheel I34 and collar I 33 fixedly together. The collar I33 is formed with an annular seat I 38 in its under face and concentrically of its bore to receive the thrust bearing assembly I39 which latter facilitates the movement of these parts to provide accurate adjustment in accordance with scale markings I40 formed on the adjacent outer faces of the collar I33 and cap I3I.

Arranged on the pintle I03, and interposed between the shoulder I04 thereof and the lower edge of the retainer M4 is a coiled spring I which cooperates with the parts in facilitating the essential accurate adjustments through movement of the hand wheel I34. This spring also provides the necessary resiliency for operating the structure without injury to the parts.

From the foregoing, it will be obvious that while the application of the structure to a bearing for grinding is essentially the same, either when the crankshaft is in situ or disassembled, nevertheless the operation involved in the actual grinding differs materially in many respects. In the first instance, the motor and grinding wheel adjusting pin H2 and the-adjusting screw I2I When the guide armv I 6 and the grinder guide extension 24 have been adjusted in accordance with the requirements of the crankshaft dimensions by utilization of the graduated joint 43, conventional to all forms of the device, whereby the grinder guide 24 is properly engaged to position the grinding wheel, the hand wheel I34 can be actuated to shift the motor and grinder to the essential degree for proper working engagement. As the operation progresses, the hand wheel I22 can be manipulated to swing the motor on its hinged mounting by virtue of the coacting spring pressed plunger I25 and the threaded adjusting screw I2l, which engage opposed sides of the pin III) and control the swinging movement of the grinder wheel across the bearing surface. The movement of the grinding wheel axis, due to the hinge structure and the guide means for the assembly, is in a plane perpendicular to the axis to .be ground.

In Figures 22 and 23, I show a modified form of guide block or support for the hearing which is being ground. In this form, the guide blocks I50 are provided with a leading edge II having greater length than the trailing edge I52 so. as to centralize the wear. These guide blocks are rotatably mounted on the screw I53 which is provided with the bearing surface I54 for that purpose. A second screw I55 is mounted adjacent the screw I53 to engage the yoke I56 which is formed integral with the bearing block. It will be noted that this arrangement provides a limited rocking movement of the bearing block on the screw I 53, but does not allow the bearing block to swing clear around. The purpose of this arrangement is to insure the bearing block seating properly on the shaft which is to be ground without any attention from the operator. The foregoing invention in its numerous applications and modifications is essentially subject to changes in details of construction and arrangement of. parts which will not affect the nature and scope of the invention.

I claim:

1. In a device of the class described, agrinding wheel having a cutting face lying in a plane, a

ground, said support having a guide portion adapted to be mounted on and guided by said surface, a grinding wheel having a cutting surface rotation in a plane, a support for said grindground, said support having a guide portion adapted to be mounted on and guided by said surface, a grinding wheel having a cutting surface mutating in a plane, a support for said grinding wheel, said support having a rectilinear surface contacting with and rocking upon said arcuate portion, and means comprising a screw threaded member for rocking sa'id grinding wheel with respect to said first named support.

5. In a device of the class described, a grinding wheel having a cutting face lying in a plane, a. grinder guide for supporting the grinder on the bearing which is to be ground, and a rocking connection between said wheel and said guide, said rocking connection comprising a surface substantially concentric with the bearing which is to be grinding wheel guide engaging the bearing which to the cutting plane thereof, and an arcuate surfaceon which said rectilinear surface rocks.

2. A crankshaft grinding device comprising a support having an arcuate portion adapted to be held concentric with the surface which is to be ground, said support having a guide portion adapted to be mounted on and guided by'said surface, a grinding wheel having a cutting surface rotating ina plane, and a support for said grinding wheel, said support having a rectilinear s'urfacecontacting with and rocking upon said arcuate portion.

3. A crankshaft grinding device comprising a support having an arcuate portion adapted to be 'held concentric'with the surface which is to be ground, and a surface adapted to rock upon said concentric surface, means for preventing slippage between said surfaces, said slippage preventin means being out of alignment with the axis of said grinding wheel by approximately one-fourth of the diameter of said wheel, whereby the effect of slight variations in the diameter of the surface which is being ground will be minimized.

\ 6. In a device of the class descrIbed a grinding wheel having a cutting face lying in a plane,.a guide member for engaging a bearing to be ground, a rocking connection between said wheel and said guide, said rocking connection including a rectilinear surface connected to the grinding wheel and extending in a direction parallelto the cutting plane thereof, and an arcuate surface concentrically arranged with respect to the bearing and connected to said guide.

7. A crankshaft grinding machine including a support formed with a curved surface concentric with the axis of said crankshaft bearing, said supporthaving a guide means constructed and arranged to be mounted upon and supported by the bearing which is to be ground, a grinding wheel and drive means therefor, and a supporting frame for said grinding wheel including flat surface portions rockably seating on the curved surfaces of said support.

8. The substance of claim 7 characterized in that means are provided for limiting the rocking movement of the grinding .wheel frame on the curved surfaces of the support.

9. The substance of claim 7 characterized in that the rockably arranged curved and flat portions are embodied in elements removable from their respective structures.

10. A grinding machine for crankshaft bearings including a guide arm having spaced supporting extensions, the outer surfaces of said extensions being curved on a radius concentric with the axis of said crankshaft, a grinding wheel and a driven motor therefrom, a motor frame, a guide casing for said motor frame formed with shoulders, said shoulder beingformed with flat portions rockably seating on the curved outer surfaces of said spaced supporting extensions, means for resiliently retaining the rockable surfaces in normal contact, and means adjustably connected to said guide arm and engaging said bearing for positioning said machine for grinding operation. 11. The structure of claim 10 characterized in that the rockable flat and curved contacting surfaces are restricted in their relative movement by interengaging portions.

12. The substance of claim 10 characterized in that means are provided for moving said motor frame in said guide casing to vary theworki-ng contact of said grinding wheel.

13. A grinding machine for crankshaft bearings including a guide arm provided with spaced supporting extensions formed with parallel openings, plugs in said openings formed with curved outer faces, a grinding wheel and a drive means therefor, a casing for said drive means including shoulders formed to overlie said supporting extensions, said shoulders being formed with openings in line with the openings in said supporting extensions, plugs in said shoulder openings having flat inner faces for contacting the curved outer faces of the plugs in the openings of said supporting extensions, resilient means for retaining the contacting faces of said plugs in engagement, and adjustable means for positioning said grinder wheel in working contact with said crankshaft f bearing.

14. The substance of claim 13 characterized in that means are-provided for reventing slippage between the contacting faces of said plugs.

15. The substance of claim 13 characterized in that an adjustable extension is provided for said guide arm, and the outer extremity of said extension embraces a portion of said crankshaft to assist in positioning the grinding wheel -in working engagement with abearing.

16. The substance of claim 13 characterized in that the axis of the plugs in said supporting extensions are in line with the center of the shaft which is to be ground.

17. The substance of claim 13 characterized in that the plugs carried by the supporting extensions and the shoulders of the casing are arranged with their axis in line with the center of the shaft being ground.

18. A grinding device for' cylindrical crankshaft bearing surfaces including a grinding wheel and drive means therefor, a support for said grinding wheel formed with a curved surface concentric with the crankshaft surface and a guide arm having a portion adjacent oneextremity engaging the crankshaft bearing and a plane portion spaced from the crank engaging portion normally engaging the curved concentric surface for rocking movement thereabout.

19. In a device of the class described, a frame carrying a grinding wheel having a cutting face lying in a plane, a grinding wheel guide for supporting the grinding wheel in grinding relation to the bearing which is to be ground, a rocking connection between said grinding wheel frame and guide, means for rocking said wheel frame on its rocking connection during the grinding op eration, and means for restricting the rocking movement of said wheel, the means for rocking said wheel frame on its rocking connection embodying a threaded member extendin through the guide and having one extremity provided with a swiveled portion engaging a sliding guideway in the wheel frame.

20. A grinding device for cylindrical surfaces comprising a support having an arcuate portion concentric with the surface which is to be ground, a grinding wheel having a cutting surface rotating in a plane, a support for the grindsurfaces in abutment.

ing wheel, said support having a plane surface, contacting with and rocking upon said arcuate portion, means for rocking said grinding wheel with respect to said first named support, and means for resiliently retaining the contacting 21. The substance of claim 20 characterized in that the contacting surfaces include interen gaging portions.

22. A grinding machine for crankshaft bearings including a guide arm formed with spaced supporting extensions, the outer surfaces of said extensions being provided with curved surfaces concentric with the surface to be ground, a grinding wheel and a motor therefor, a frame for said motor including upper and lower extensions, a guide casing formed with shoulders including plane surface portions and a central tubular portion slidably receiving the upper extension of said motor frame, resilient adjusting means for the motor interposed between the motor frame and guide casing, said plane shoulder portions rockably contacting the curved, portions of said extensions, and resilient means for retaining the contacting surfaces in engagement.

23.. The substance of claim 22 characterized in that dust guards enclose the contacting plane and curved surfaces.

24. The substance of claim 22 characterized in that the guide arm is provided with aremovable extension which engages the crankshaft bearing to position the grinding wheel for grinding operation.

25. The substance of claim 22 characterized in that the guide arm is provided with an adjustable element which cooperates with the motor frame to rock the same on the contacting surfaces to cause the grinding wheel to sweep the surface of the shaft bearing. 1

26; A crankshaft grinder comprising a grinding wheel having a circular cutting surface, and

an axis of rotation lying in a plane perpendicu lar to the axis of the surface which is to be ground, driving means for said grinding wheel, a guide arm assembly, a hinge connection be- 1 tween said grindin wheel and guide arm assembly, and manual means for swinging said grinding wheel on its hinged connection during the grinding operation, said grinding wheel being resiliently mounted to permit absorption of shock upon engagement with the bearing for grinding operation.

27. A crankshaft grinder comprising a grind- Y ing wheel, bearing and support means for said grinding wheel, a guide arm connected to said support means, an arcuate surface on said guide arm, a rectilinear surface carried by said support means and adapted to rock on said arcuate surface, a guide arm extension adjustably mounted on said guide arm by means including a guideway, said extension having means comprising a pair of contact members contacting said shaft at angularly spaced points for supporting the bearing which is to be ground in a position concentric with said arcuate surface,

said guideway being positioned in a line perpendicular to a line passing through the points of contact of said contact members and the bearing.

28. A crankshaft grinder comprising a grinding wheel, a guide arm connected to said grinding wheel, said guide arm being provided with an arcuate surface and said grinding wheel being provided with a rectilinear surface adapted to rock upon said arcuate surface, said grinding f r zasoma'zwheel having a. cutting :tacev lying in a; plane grouxid wipes-moi coticentric with said arcuate said bearing guide being constructed and suranged to hold the bearing which is to be:

perallel' to said rectilinear surface, manual means surface and means for adjusting the position of forsdjusting said cutting wheel in a. direction said bearingguids'to receive bearings of diflerperpeiidicular to said plane, said guide arm havent'sizes and hold them imposition concentric ing a. bearing guide adjustably mounted thereon, 5' with said armiate surface.

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